S.S. CITY OF WATERFORD
Sunk in collision in Atlantic, 19th September 1941. The Dutch Tug Thames collided with the City of Waterford in convoy OG 74 Crew rescued by HMS Deptford and transferred to Walmer Castle, two days later, it was bombed.
S.S. CITY OF WATERFORD
Aplin, Thomas E., Dublin
Furlong, George, Wexford
Naylor, Samuel, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Murphy, P., Dun Laoghaire
Kearney, Edward, Dublin
were killed as a result of the Walmer Castle being bombed by German Aircraft two days later while still at sea.
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2 comments on “City of Waterford, convoy OG74”
derek ryan says:
August 15, 2010 at 9:34 pm (Edit)
My granmother was the sister of sam naylor.
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Gillian Donnelly Maguire says:
May 15, 2011 at 11:04 am (Edit)
My Grand Uncle was Sam Naylor, of Naylors Cove Bray, and I have history about the events. I organised Sams service nedals for Rosie( Sams sister, my Granny) before she died.
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were killed as a result of the Walmer Castle being bombed by German Aircraft two days later while still at sea.
